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Smart Grid Newsletter (SGN) is the insider's guide to the Smart Grid revolution. It consists of a free weekly email summary, along with a companion Web site (www.smartgridnews.com) that contains the full stories and other helpful materials. Archives of recent issues of the newsletter can be found here.

OASIS Blue Ramps Up Smart Grid Standards Work on Energy, Smart Buildings, Natural Resources
An international open standards consortium has brought its big guns to bear on sustainable Smart Grid standards in energy, intelligent buildings and natural resources. Several technical committees under OASIS Blue will coordinate the standards efforts.

Winning the Smart Grid Cleantech Race? Chu Says New Carbon Policy Essential
Energy Secretary Steven Chu laid it on the line for a Stanford U. audience: We're not winning the Smart Grid cleantech race. He pushed for a policy that puts a price on carbon and a carbon cap to provide the direction and assurances utilities and lenders need.

Smart Grid Market Growth: Gaps Remain Say Utility Professionals
A new study gives insights into what utility professionals *really* think about the Smart Grid market. Take a look — you might be surprised at what they're saying. For instance, despite the media focus on smart meters, the utility pros don't think they're so hot. And, of course, there's not enough money in the government pot.

APPA to FERC on RTO Metrics: "Thanks But No Thanks!"
The trade association for public power has joined with several consumer and customer groups to argue that RTOs need to publicly disclose metrics to allow people to see how they are doing.

New Mexico Smart Grid R&D Projects Snag Some Yen
A Japanese government agency appears ready to foot some of the bill for a series of Smart Grid R&D projects in New Mexico. More than 30 Japanese companies are reportedly interested. Two national labs are also involved.

Glammin’ Up the Grid (at 198 MPH)
One way to get wary consumers to warm up to the Smart Grid? Glam it up! Porsche may help with its plans for the EV/PHEV market. (Click for a peek at the 918 Spyder concept car.)

More Smart Gadgets, More Smart Appliances … and More Frustrated Utility Customers
In the same week that Google announced it’s opening up its PowerMeter API to developers, along comes research from Zpryme suggesting the global smart appliance market will soar between 2011 and 2015. But with this increasing attention on home energy management and consumers controlling consumption comes a cautionary note for utilities in a new TELUS-sponsored white paper.

Solar on the Cheap? A Massachusetts Firm Says Maybe So
A Massachusetts company is working on a shorter, waste-free silicon solar cell making process it says could cut production costs by 80%.

Finally! Smart Grid Stimulus Money Starts to Flow ... But There are Still Hiccups
The good news is a California utility has officially inked the nation's first federal Smart Grid stimulus grant. The bad news? The tax issue still goes unresolved, and now some U.S. senators are causing a flap over 'Buy American' requirements.

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smart grid thermostats
So where does big brother looking over our shoulder and 'regulating' us end? Maybe they'll decide there's just too many consumers of electricy in an

area, let's say Southern California, using more than their fair share of energy. Maybe some intelligent design for population density should be incoporated by big brother? Let's break up you liberal nirvana and ship you off ...



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